# Incident 19811121084659I: Aerosp SA360C, Garden City, NY, November 21, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 1981, 14:30 local time
- Place: Garden City, NY
- Airport: Heliport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: NYBA
- Location: 40.7254° N, 73.6459° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Garden City, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7254&lon=-73.6459&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49513, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49513-1989-09-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale SA-360C "DAUPHIN" (registry code 8680662, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa-360c-dauphin) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP SA360C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,875 total, 275 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811121084659I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT RETURNING TO SERVICE FROM ROUTINE INSPECTION WHEN ENGINE COWL FELL OFF AFTER TAKEOFF DUE TO FAILED LATCHES

## Other reports on N49513 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19830820073669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830820073669I), Aug 20, 1983: Aerosp SA360C (N49513), Garden City, NY. On lift to a stabilized hover, engine malfunctioned. Aborted. Inspection failed to reveal engine malfunction.
- [Incident 19810624044639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810624044639I), Jun 24, 1981: Aerosp SA360C (N49513), Queens, NY. Fire warning en route. Precautionary landing. Found broken wire in detection system.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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